With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of a few of things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News this week including the fundings, exits, and events.
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JicaChips, the newest way to snack healthy, has raised a $1M Seed round from AccelFoods and Presence Marketing. This is Founder Melissa Colella-Wang’s first round.
Contour Venture Partners announced the closing of third fund at $56 million. Additionally, Contour closed a $25 million Contour Opportunity Fund to invest in the later rounds of its more mature companies already within the its portfolio. Contour’s total capital under management is now $145 million. Founded in 2006 by Bob Green and Matt Gorin, Contour invests in seed and early stage technology companies serving the financial services, enterprise SaaS and digital media sectors, with a focus on New York City.
Strayboots, the team building company through corporate outings, has raised a Seed round of $750K for the company’s first round of funding.
Union Square Ventures has closed its fourth fund at $166.8M according to regulatory filings. Founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham, Union Square Ventures has backed several notable companies including Twitter, Etsy, and Tumblr.
Leondrino Exchange, the issuer of privately branded currencies, raised a $300K Seed round from Saxonia Systems Holding GmbH. This is the 3rd round for founders Sandra Leonie Ritter and Peter Reuschel.
Tinkergarten, the children’s education company focused on combining learning with outdoor activities has closed a $1.6M Seed round, led by Omidyar Network. Also participating in the round were Blue {Seed} Collective, City Light Capital, 500 Startups, Outbound Ventures, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Structure Capital and individual investors that include John Katzman, Don Katz, Matt Glickman ,Fern Mandelbaum, and Albert Lee. AlleyWatch previously covered Tinkergarten.
Pave, the money lending service geared towards millennials, has raised in $5.6M in a Series A round coming off the heels of a $300M Venture round at the end of last year. Founders Sal Lahoud and Oren Bass have now raised $306M over 3 rounds.
Credly, the company that allows you to recognize achievements and be recognized by others, has raised $2.5M in Seed Funding led by New Markets Venture Partners and University Partners with support from Jonathan Finkelstein, Lion Brothers Company, City & Guilds Group, and Lumina Foundation. This is the company’s first round.
Handshake, the B2B Ecommerce platform, has raised $14M in a Series B round led by Sozo Ventures. Other investors included Primary Venture Partners, Point Nine Capital, MHS Capital, Boldstart Ventures, SoftTech VC and Emergence Capital Partners.
StructuredWeb, the channel marketing simplifier, raised a Venture round of $2M from Argentum Group. This is the first round of funding for founder Daniel Nissan.
